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Unlike many daily newspapers in Turkey, Radikal does not seem to support a certain political party because the owner, Aydın Doğan, wants to keep his relations well with anyone who is in power. However, it is generally considered as a left-wing (left-liberal) newspaper. It is praised for its culture, arts, and interview sections, as well as columnists such as M. Serdar Kuzuloğlu, Hakkı Devrim, Yıldırım Türker, Türker Alkan, Altan Öymen, Nuray Mert. Hasan Celal Güzel, former minister of education, Murat Yetkin, and Mustafa Akyol, son of Taha Akyol, also write for Radikal. In 2007, Orhan Pamuk and Sezen Aksu became Radikal's temporary editors-in-chief on January 9 and 14, respectively. Despite having a circulation of around 50,000, it has a lot of public influence, guiding the main agenda of Turkey. |